Gate-hanger



(No Model.)

M. PEAK an J. B. GASADAY. GATE HANGER.

Patented 'My 6, 1890.

M4114 All l l I N Il y @Morne/13 UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE..

MORRIS PEAK AND JAMES B. OASADAY, OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.

GATE-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 427,439, dated May 6,1890. Application tiled January 23, 1890. Serial No. 337,830. (Nomodell) To all whom, it may concern: Be it known that we, MORRIS PEAKand JAMES B. OASADAY, citizens of the United States of America, residingat Colorado Springs,in the county of El Paso and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gate-Hangers; and we dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to theaccompanyingdrawings, and to let-ters of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this speeiiication.

Our invention relates to hangers for gates; and it consists in theimproved construction hereinafter described and set forth, whereby asimple and efficient hanger is provided that may be generally used wheresliding gates are desirable.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figurelis a side view of a gate and our improved hanger; and Fig. 2 is asection on the dottedlineaz, Fig. l.

The partsA B,which are arranged on either side of the roadway and whichin some instances will be constituted by the jamb of a door, carry,respectively, vertical loops a ce and horizontal eyes b inthe loops a abeing located on the front of the post A, While the eyes l) I) are onthe inner side of the post B. The gate proper consists of uprights C D Eand horizontal bars c, two of the latter proj ecting beyond the uprightE at the front end to engage the loops c c and retain the gate againstlateral swinging movement. Metal guideways CZ are located immediatelybeneath Athe top and third bars c, the ends of said guideways d bearingin the uprights C and D, as indicated in Fig. l.

The hanger proper consists of a metal strap G, made in a single piece,and bent at its upper end to present a yoke with depending portions ff,in which bear the journals g of two rollers I'I II, grooved to receivethe guidi eways CZ above, and thus suspend the gate. The inner journalsg are extended and looped to forni eyes 7L, which register verticallywith the eyes l) ZJ, so that a vertical rod 1'-, headed at its upperend. can be dropped through both sets of eyes, and not only support thehanger and gate suspended thereon, but foi-1n the pintle upon which thegate can turn when disengaged from the loops a a.

As the device is simple, its operation will be apparent.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the hanger is not only simpleand composed of few parts, but presents an extended vertical support forthe gate, and requires butfew connections to adj ust it in operativeposition.

As will be readily understood, the hanger is adapted for use both inconnection with barns or freight-cars, and can be so arranged as in noway to interfere with the door.

IVe claim- The combination of a gate having bars c, a metal hangerindependent of said gate and consisting of a strap in a single piecearched at its top to form depending separated free end portions, rollersbetween and having their journals bearing in the same, the innerjournals projecting beyond the strap and looped to form eyes,registering eyes bearing in a post B, and a rod dropped through bothsets of eyes to connect the hangers to the post and serve as a pintlefor both hanger and gate, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

MORRIS PEAK. JAMES B. OASADAY.

Vitnesses.

J. H. THEDINGA, F. F. DENNIS.

